"Leicester has an excellent reputation for hosting celebrations and I am confident we will give the royal party a day to remember."

During the Diamond Jubilee tour, the Queen, 85, and her husband, 90, will travel all over the country from next month until July 25. They will travel by a range of means including car, the royal train, aircraft and the ship Leander.

The Duke of Cambridge, 30, is not due to complete his tour of duty in the Falkland Islands for another three weeks.